Segment Reporting (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Summarized Financial Information Of Reportable Segments

Summarized financial information concerning our reportable segments is shown in the following table (in thousands):

	2013			2012			2011
Revenues by Segment:
Jack in the Box restaurant operations segment	$	1,179,295		$	1,252,028		$	1,445,105
Qdoba restaurant operations segment	310,572			257,267			187,720
Consolidated revenues	$	1,489,867		$	1,509,295		$	1,632,825
Earnings from Operations by Segment:
Jack in the Box restaurant operations segment	$	113,864		$	96,302		$	133,898
Qdoba restaurant operations segment	24,470			24,717			17,545
FFE operations	(129		)	(203		)	(245		)
Consolidated earnings from operations	$	138,205		$	120,816		$	151,198
Total Expenditures for Long-Lived Assets by Segment (Including Discontinued Operations):
Jack in the Box restaurant operations segment	$	55,221		$	56,378		$	100,142
Qdoba restaurant operations segment	29,469			23,621			24,236
Distribution operations	—			201			4,934
Consolidated expenditures for long-lived assets	$	84,690		$	80,200		$	129,312
Total Depreciation Expense by Segment:
Jack in the Box restaurant operations segment	$	76,191		$	79,287		$	81,826
Qdoba restaurant operations segment	15,815			13,309			10,015
Consolidated depreciation expense	$	92,006		$	92,596		$	91,841